Like most people, I was dubious at first about Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes back in 2009. The idea of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master sleuth being turned into an action hero seemed like some kind of cultural sacrilege. But when the film came out and received surprisingly positive reviews, I went to see it, and I am glad that I did. Although the filmmakers had pumped up Doyle’s brief mentions of H...[Read More]
At the stroke of midnight on a mysterious cobbled corner of Paris, self-described “Hollywood hack” screenwriter Gil (Owen Wilson) enters a phantom carriage in the form of a vintage 1920s automobile. Inside he meets a couple of nightlifers with a flair for words and a curiously old-fashioned sartorial style. Their names are Scott and Zelda and they invite Gil to join them. By the end of his tale, G...[Read More]